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Narayani Gupta
The writer is a historian of Delhi
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Empower ASI to do its job
October 17,2025 07:07:46 AM
Our decision-makers are shedding their knowledge of history and their imagination. Problem also lies in defining ‘monument’.
Fri, Oct 17, 2025
Akhoondji mosque: Finding a better way to protect heritageSubscriber Only
February 16,2024 07:07:06 AM
Making a list of and photographing built heritage once is not enough. It has to be a continuous process.
Sun, Feb 18, 2024
Narayani Gupta writes: NCERT deletions discourage debateSubscriber Only
June 26,2023 07:35:14 AM
Thoughtful histories do not simply glorify or denigrate rulers, they explain the intersection between the earth and human activity, between the forces of nature and technology. They help us understand the world
Mon, Jun 26, 2023
Mughal Gardens to Amrit Udyan: Lost in the renaming is a sense of Delhi’s historySubscriber Only
January 29,2023 20:32:06 PM
Place names are the stuff of history. Some recall forgotten geographies, others are tributes to individuals who have been associated with the place. Landscapes bear the signature of the artist/architect/designer
Tue, Jan 31, 2023
The problem with cherry-picking facts from historySubscriber Only
April 25,2022 04:15:09 AM
Narayani Gupta writes: Selective reading of historical events produces half-truths, tailored narratives
Tue, Apr 26, 2022
When two backbenchers taught their teacher the ‘why’ and ‘how’ of learning historySubscriber Only
November 14,2021 06:10:13 AM
Historian Narayani Gupta on how rewriting Indian history textbooks must include a qualitative pursuit in writing and an exemplary rigour in research
Sat, Nov 13, 2021
Book review: Venugopal Maddipati recalls Gandhi to meditate on low-cost housingSubscriber Only
September 12,2021 06:35:32 AM
A rare book of ideas, Maddipati’s ‘Gandhi and Architecture’ examines the Mahatma’s egalitarian approach to architecture that found echoes among other other socialist thinkers
Sat, Sep 11, 2021
What would a Republic Day jhanki of Delhi look like?Subscriber Only
January 24,2021 06:20:02 AM
Delhi, a capital constantly on the build, is best captured in the harmony of its familiar monuments and spaces that are open to all citizens
Sun, Jan 24, 2021
Narayani Gupta: ‘Time and again, Delhi has opened its gates to the helpless and hopeful’Subscriber Only
August 09,2020 06:30:38 AM
The historian, 77, on growing with the nation’s capital.
Sat, Aug 15, 2020
The proposed Central Vista will destroy Delhi’s cultural landscapeSubscriber Only
February 19,2020 00:13:29 AM
Some five decades ago, Delhi used to be dismissed as a city of bureaucrats and shopkeepers, with no culture. Over time, this void has been filled.
Wed, Feb 19, 2020
Proposed reinvention of Delhi, ironically, bears affinity to colonial thinkingSubscriber Only
September 19,2019 03:06:22 AM
This kind of once-in-a-century project should be discussed at the national level, not by tendering. We were caught napping when the cactus-forest of New Kidwai Nagar sprouted, and Pragati Maidan died. Now we are about to see a New Sachivalaya. Could Dilliwalas please wake up and be alert to what is happening to their city?
Thu, Sep 19, 2019
The litchis of wrathSubscriber Only
June 22,2019 01:26:13 AM
Muzaffarpur is a national tragedy, as much as Gujarat earthquake was, or Kerala floods. But has anyone given thought to next year, a long-term policy?
Sat, Jun 22, 2019
From refugee market to elitist outpost: the curious journey of Khan marketSubscriber Only
June 03,2019 01:57:09 AM
The curious journey of Khan market in the national capital.
Mon, Jun 03, 2019
Remembering Archana GuptaSubscriber Only
January 10,2019 00:28:38 AM
She became victim to a horrifying sub-culture — ‘celebratory fire’.
Thu, Jan 10, 2019
India should safeguard places’ names with a body to approve name changesSubscriber Only
December 09,2018 06:00:57 AM
A lot, actually. Place names mark the intersection between time and place, history and geography.
Sun, Dec 09, 2018
When the Twain Shall MeetSubscriber Only
July 07,2018 00:09:10 AM
Romila Thapar’s new book highlights the need to reconcile culture with nationalism more sensitively.
Sat, Jul 07, 2018
Invitation To A JugalbandiSubscriber Only
December 06,2017 01:10:49 AM
Only a cooperative effort of the state and community can protect India’s heritage
Wed, Dec 06, 2017
Joining dots, gathering tracesSubscriber Only
October 19,2017 01:10:26 AM
Lotika Varadarajan used oral history, archival sources to trace journeys of objects
Thu, Oct 19, 2017
The citizens’ cornerSubscriber Only
October 11,2017 01:00:03 AM
The site of protests in Delhi may shift from Jantar Mantar to Ramlila Maidan. But is anyone listening?
Wed, Oct 11, 2017
With custodians like theseSubscriber Only
February 22,2017 00:02:51 AM
Agencies charged with the upkeep and protection of Delhi’s historic buildings find little thrill in their job. They see heritage as a burden, are impervious to its magic.
Wed, Feb 22, 2017
Name gamesSubscriber Only
May 28,2016 00:25:29 AM
It’s Akbar’s turn now and the victim, as always, is history
Sat, May 28, 2016Journalism of Courage
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